We performed a comparison between Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Windows 11 based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Operating Systems (OS) for Business solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We use RHEL in our infrastructure, which consists of VM and Linux. We use it to create clusters."
"The product is easy to use."
"The solution is useful for application support and automations."
"Why I like it in general is that I know what it is doing. I can figure out what it is doing, and I can make it do what I want. I am not delving into arcane registry things."
"We have used many of the Linux-based operating systems for production purposes, but this is the only solution that guarantees performance and scalability. When we run industry servers, they demand high performance."
"The containerized platform will help us use ROSA."
"It has improved our organization's management and efficiency."
"We run Satellite on a lot of these, so having a central repository that we can use for patch management and remote execution is huge. That's something that is very difficult in a Windows environment. We're very compliance driven, so to have that built into Red Hat is easy. We don't need an agent or anything like that to get a lot of work done, so Satellite and centralized automation are the most valuable features for us."
"The product's most valuable feature is its support service."
"The tool's most valuable feature is its stability. When we planned the migration, about 70 percent of it was done remotely. We encountered some incidents, which were resolved quickly."
"Windows 11 is more user-friendly in GUI (Graphical User Interface) and offers a wide range of settings and preferences."
"Windows 11 is an easy-to-use solution."
"I like the product's taskbar and icon grouping. You can also get a Windows subscription for Android. The solution's performance is also better compared to the previous versions."
"The variety of tools utilized to meet unique needs across the company and different departments."
"The graphics of Windows 11 are awesome."
"The solution's steps are now very customized and it has great functionality."
"RHEL could be improved in several ways, especially regarding transparency and communication of new features."
"Their support needs improvement. It should be faster for priority tickets."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward but can be tedious at times because of the compliance things that we have to implement."
"There is potential for improvement when it comes to ease of use. It has become easier to use over the years but could be better still. Linux, in general, has never been a simple solution. It's usually a more complex solution than something like Windows. If there is a downside, it's that it is more complex than some of the other solutions."
"Network management can be easier. It is getting more complex."
"Maybe they need to make it easier to apply patches from different resources. That said, at my level of usage, I never have to apply patches."
"The patching process with Red Hat is disruptive and not very cost-effective."
"The biggest thing that the solution could introduce is an even slimmer version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux."
"Windows 11 is not very stable, and its stability could be improved."
"Windows 11's pricing needs improvement. Additionally, its integration capabilities with other systems could be better."
"A significant drawback is its cost for the hardware requirements that is important for optimal performance which makes it less accessible and potentially impractical for many users globally."
"The solution's installation process could be less time-consuming."
"The Android subscription does not support all devices. It should be extended to all devices."
"When I was using Winsel, a tool for the existing purpose, and completing the purpose of that is to complete the file, it would show an error and ask me to purchase the product. But now, instead of giving the product, we have a patch to loop the tool. This happened via dot key dot shared and dot bat solutions. So, that kind of convenience has not been provided in Windows 11."
"There was trouble installing a program from my USB flash drive."
"Windows 11 is quite expensive compared to other products."
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is ranked 1st in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 179 reviews while Windows 11 is ranked 10th in Operating Systems (OS) for Business with 39 reviews. Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is rated 8.8, while Windows 11 is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) writes "Highly stable, good knowledge base, and reasonable price". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Windows 11 writes "An easy-to-use solution that can be used for desktop computing". Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is most compared with Windows Server, Ubuntu Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Windows 10 and VMware vSphere, whereas Windows 11 is most compared with Windows Server, Ubuntu Linux, Rocky Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise and openSUSE Leap. See our Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) vs. Windows 11 report.
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